Hindu women devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati in Allahabad, India. Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the Ganges.

One can't clash with riot police on an empty stomach, so a student barbecues in the street during a protest against transit fare increases in Sao Paulo. Youths across Brazil, angry that the government is spending freely to host the World Cup while cutting services, staged the largest protests in 20 years.

Everyone knows, of course, that cats aren't evil, that a black feline crossing your path isn't going to bring you bad luck and that kitties don't suck out the breath of babies. Well, except for this one maybe. (Erfurt, Germany.)